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70% of Asia Pacific travelers open to AI handling work: survey
Booking.com said 90% would take a long-haul flight if they were guaranteed to arrive rested and refreshed.
Diya Lal · · 1 min read
Last to board: why travel may be AI’s final frontier
Travel looks perfect for AI agents. But with legacy systems, volatile fares, fragmented supply, and unfinished payments, it could be AI’s last box to tick.
Pranav Balakrishnan · · 7 min read
Uber teams up with Expedia for hotel listings
Expedia plans to add Uber ride booking in its app in June, and Vrbo rentals will come to Uber later this year.
Minh Le · · 2 min read
Uber to consider acquiring Expedia
Insider sources say Uber has consulted financial advisors to evaluate the feasibility and a potential acquisition structure.
Grace Priscilla Teo · · 1 min readIndonesia may block several foreign-owned OTAs this week
As of March 14, Agoda and Airbnb are registered, while the other four – Booking.com, Expedia, Klook, and Trivago – are not.
Putra Muskita · · 2 min readInside the tsunami of NFTs in India – The Executive Brief
We take a look at why NFTs are white hot in India, and PasarPolis’ new CTO.
Winston Zhang · · 4 min readPasarPolis names former Amazon, Expedia exec as CTO
PasarPolis said it has issued one billion policies between 2019 to 2021, serving about 80 million customers.
Aditya Hadi Pratama · · 1 min readDBS launches travel marketplace with Singapore Airlines, Expedia, Chubb Insurance
The DBS Travel Marketplace will allow users to find flight fares, hotel deals, and travel insurance.
Miguel Cordon · · 1 min readWhy Grab is targeting travel and tourism as its next vertical
Alliances with Booking, Oyo, and Singapore Airlines show that travel and hospitality could be the growth engine Grab’s looking for.
Jack Ellis · · 7 min read10 tech stories that rocked Southeast Asia this year
Sexual harassment issues, tech IPOs, and big moves in ecommerce.
Jum Balea · · 8 min read